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[poodaddy]

Are they fighting against it? As far as I’m concerned, they were part of the problem. They only reversed course when they realized gamers were fed up with this garbage, but did you need to ask players about having male/female to know it wasn’t a problem?

They saw an easy way to score points against that DEI nonsense and are pretending to fight the good fight when it’s simply self-serving. Their game is also mediocre, so they most certainly don’t deserve your money.

I completely get what you're saying and it's logical, but I'm mostly supporting that they had the guts to publicly come out against DEI. In order for the industry to truly change for the better, we need some publishers and devs who are brave enough to publicly stand against DEI and denounce it at risk of reducing sales, and that's regardless of whether they once supported it or not. In fact, it takes even more guts to admit when you're wrong, so by publicly standing against DEI when they once embraced it, they're taking a real risk. Regardless of whether they're doing it for the right reasons or not, it's still the kind of thing that can inspire other developers to do the same, and that spark could really start to fix the industry. Like I said, I completely get your point, but any dev who publicly takes a stand against DEI gets my coin for now, until this industry is back on track and the purple haired weirdos are forced out.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

How is the story and storytelling? Really intrigued, given that discount and what you just said.

Fil, gotta be honest friend, I never cared that much about lore in these kind of games, heck, Elden Ring is considered by many one of the best souls-likes but if you ask me, i didn't understand shit about its lore, same as all Dark souls and their cryptic bullshit lore hidden in item descriptions, I love these games for their atmosphere and challenging gameplay - both of which LotF has in spades (and especially the art-direction/atmosphere which is THICK).
Now, since I also mentioned lies of P previously, I would say that the combat is better in that one BUT, while the whole belle epoque art direction is pretty good, graphics-wise it's still a PS4 game upscaled in contrast to LotF which looks like a proper "next-gen" game, and while this may sound shallow, trust me, It really helps in immersing you in its dark world.

Have you played Bloodborne ? Well, think of its better environments/levels and multiply that by 10, shit's a-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c and proper gloomy, the artists did a phenomenal job here...
Ah yes, music is also preeettty good with some haunting and actually memorable tunes (I still have the music playing during the character creator playing in my head).

Again, I don't know the state of the game when it first launched but now, it's a super solid 7.5-8/10, and for the 20-30 Eurodollars that it goes for nowadays it's a no brainer IMO.

Cheers

 

[samoilaaa]

Are they fighting against it? As far as I’m concerned, they were part of the problem. They only reversed course when they realized gamers were fed up with this garbage, but did you need to ask players about having male/female to know it wasn’t a problem?

They saw an easy way to score points against that DEI nonsense and are pretending to fight the good fight when it’s simply self-serving. Their game is also mediocre, so they most certainly don’t deserve your money.

yup , if they were really against they wouldnt have had it included in the first place

 

[TGO]

I had to check Reee to see what they thought. This reply made me laugh so hard. So much projection here ....

Like all this Chud signaling is pushing away people. We see it time and times again, Chuds will talk up a big game but they don't ever walk the walk. They aren't going to suddenly buy the game nor will they buy the sequel.

It's literally pandering to an audience who doesn't care about your games.

Wow, they actually think they're the majority

 

[Kacho]

yup , if they were really against they wouldnt have had it included in the first place

I think it's social pressure to follow industry trends. Dragon Quest 3 had the Type A/B nonsense too and Yuji Horii was like, and I'm paraphrasing here, "westerners are retarded."

 

[mckmas8808]

The game is doing extremely well since patching in male and female options.

Marketing! Who knows what that sales number is. It's 10% beyond what they thought it could be? Okay......cool I guess. That really tells us nothing. I'm not falling for the banana in the tailpipe.

 

[Kacho]

Marketing! Who knows what that sales number is. It's 10% beyond what they thought it could be? Okay......cool I guess. That really tells us nothing. I'm not falling for the banana in the tailpipe.

The next few years are going to be rough on you and I love it.

 

[mckmas8808]

Agreed. That’s what I meant by ideological tyranny. But I have no hopes of this changing for gen z. It’s only going to get worse. Their crucial, formative years are over, I’m afraid. You are either “woke” or you are a… “chud”? (I don’t even know how that is pronounced. Going to look up now)

Agreed that it'll get worse because the algorithms demand that it gets worse, since that encourages "ENGAGEMENT". The more mad and upset people are, they more they engagement with their social media app. Nuance and grey areas lead people to agreeing with each other or at worse.....agreeing to disagree. But then we stop engaging and that is a horrible thing for Elon, Zuckerberg, etc.

Funny thing about words like normalcy and logic is that everyone thinks their side is the most normal and logical. It’s the very reason people get polarized in the first place. This is not even a new phenomenon. For all of human history, the greatest atrocities were committed in the name of restoring or maintaining normalcy and logic. Not saying what is happening now is an atrocity (more like a pushback to what had become ideological tyranny), but just saying those words are so subjective in society that they don’t hold much meaning.

The unique problem with gen Z is this polarization has happened between the sexes. Look at any study that breaks demographics by political affinity and sex and you will see the majority on polar opposites. And if the sexes start judging each other based on their politics, instead of having open conversations and accepting an opposing point of view, they will likely end up alone all their lives. Humanity will literally be doomed if we keep up with that. I’m not interested in who they vote for or what is more normal or logical. But I’m interested to voice against cancel culture, which is what the new generation needs to reckon with, regardless of the side they pick

I wish I could kiss you. The bolded is perfection! It's exactly what's happening.

 

[Fake]

Is so funny some folks that deny from the start all those stupid shit, but now use quotes like 'both sides are annoying'.

 

[mckmas8808]

The next few years are going to be rough on you and I love it.

Not really, because I'm starting to understand that it's not about any particular stance or ideology. It's a pendulum that swings back and forth. There needed to be a swing from the left. I know you don't realize this because you are still stuck in the Matrix. I was stuck in the Matrix a few years ago. You can see that from my posts on GAF probably until 2 years ago. I had a misunderstanding on how the world was working.

I'm free from that now. I can see when companies are doing things just to pander to one side or the other. Regardless if I like it or not, it's good that I can see that with clarity.

I hope you'll get to that point in your journey. And when it hits you, send me a DM and just let me know. You'll feel alot better not being handcuffed to algorithm debates.

 

[Kacho]

Not really, because I'm starting to understand that it's not about any particular stance or ideology. It's a pendulum that swings back and forth. There needed to be a swing from the left. I know you don't realize this because you are still stuck in the Matrix. I was stuck in the Matrix a few years ago. You can see that from my posts on GAF probably until 2 years ago. I had a misunderstanding on how the world was working.

I'm free from that now. I can see when companies are doing things just to pander to one side or the other. Regardless if I like it or not, it's good that I can see that with clarity.

I hope you'll get to that point in your journey. And when it hits you, send me a DM and just let me know. You'll feel alot better not being handcuffed to algorithm debates.

You're not above it. You're not enlightened. Your position is very obvious. You continually respond to me with disingenuous nonsense to push back on my opinions because they upset you. Stop trying so hard.

 

[viveks86]

Agreed that it'll get worse because the algorithms demand that it gets worse, since that encourages "ENGAGEMENT". The more mad and upset people are, they more they engagement with their social media app. Nuance and grey areas lead people to agreeing with each other or at worse.....agreeing to disagree. But then we stop engaging and that is a horrible thing for Elon, Zuckerberg, etc.

Yeah it makes me sick. I've gone completely off all social media for years, except accepting connections on linkedin that I never do anything with! Just realized that I'm actually exclusively active on GAF now. Lol.

I wish I could kiss you. The bolded is perfection! It's exactly what's happening.

 

[mckmas8808]

You're not above it. You're not enlightened. Your position is very obvious. You continually respond to me with disingenuous nonsense to push back on my opinions because they upset you. Stop trying so hard.

I'm sorry you are so angered by this. I promise you, you'll understand in a few years. It only feels disingenuous because you are in the muck of the war. When the dust settles for you specifically (everyone learns at their own pace) don't fight it. When that time hits for you, remember to embrace it. The culture war will keep going, but you'll rise above (or better said "beyond it") it, while you watch the next generation scrap and fight it out.

Yeah it makes me sick. I've gone completely off all social media for years, except accepting connections on linkedin that I never do anything with! Just realized that I'm actually exclusively active on GAF now. Lol.

It's for the better.

 

[Tajaz2426]

Maybe they learned to market from that guy in China called Tony with the sign company. My kids show me that guy, he has become a hero and will more than likely end up on Mt. Rushmore along with Thomas Sewell, James Mattis, the A-Team, and that sexy one eyed bastard on Airwolf.

Yeah, he is getting a promotion. Good marketing is good.

 

[peek]

If holding circle isn't already mapped to something, you can change Cricle (hold) to a left stick command in the Steam options. This well let you press circle to do the regular command or hold it to sprint. Even if it is already mapped, you can switch it.

If you've never used the controller customization in Steam before, it's super in depth. You can do all kinds of stuff.

Sorry, I shoulda said Im on ps5 only

Seems like theres no button mapping on it. Shame, I really did want to support it with this new shift in general, but my wrist always hurts with games that force left stick sprint.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Are they fighting against it? As far as I’m concerned, they were part of the problem. They only reversed course when they realized gamers were fed up with this garbage, but did you need to ask players about having male/female to know it wasn’t a problem?

They saw an easy way to score points against that DEI nonsense and are pretending to fight the good fight when it’s simply self-serving. Their game is also mediocre, so they most certainly don’t deserve your money.

You have to give people a chance to course correct, I get it and I agree it shouldn't have been there in first place but gotta give some another chance

 

[Sooner]

Making Videogames Great Again

 

[simpatico]

Will this make the bosses better? Same 4 telegraphed attacks, but it takes 30 minutes because damage sponge. Cmon guys.

 

[darrylgorn]

Is it cool to just not give a shit either way on this one?

 

[NeverYouMind]

Will this make the bosses better? Same 4 telegraphed attacks, but it takes 30 minutes because damage sponge. Cmon guys.

There are throwables and an auto-reload crossbow that with the right ammunition can waste most bosses in seconds. Even the secret pyro general boss can be beaten in a few minutes with minimum effort.

P.S. It is a shame that there was no real improvement in the game's offerings for those that already made their characters though.

 

[PicoLordens]

Wow, they actually think they're the majority

Not only that but in reality it's the complete opposite. And that's a fucking fact.

 

[peek]

Is it cool to just not give a shit either way on this one?

Its just weird and confusing for sure. Like i love watching a playthrough on youtube and some are like uh.... body A? Huh? Its just weird and unnecessary.

xD